McConnell is viewed favorably by just 54% of those in his party. Pelosi gets favorable reviews from 67% of her fellow Democrats.

On the other hand, 78% of Republicans view Pelosi negatively. Among Democrats, 59% take the view of McConnell (see crosstab results).

Pelosi’s Republican counterpart, Kevin McCarthy, is viewed favorably by 27% and unfavorably by 28%. He remains relatively unknown. However, his negative ratings have grown as he has become better known.

The national survey of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted September 1-2, 2019 by ScottRasmussen.com and HarrisX, a polling company specializing in online surveys (see Methodology and a Demographic Profile of the sample). Results from the full sample have +/-3.1 Margin of Sampling Error with a 95% level of confidence.